Mario Meets Magritte

RacoondaYour favorite video game plumber visits the surreal world of René Magritte.

 I first fell in love with the art of René Magritte while reading  the fantastic ‘Gödel, Escher, Bach’ by Douglas Hofstadter, but that’s another story. The art of Magritte is surrealism at its finest & is as clever as can be. The Human Condition is one of my favorite Magritte pieces.

Magritte The Human Condition

So, what does this have to do with Mario?

Well, early last year Breshvic Penicillin started taking Magritte paintings and creating Mario themed versions of them. These “Super-Magrittes” are unique works of art that perfectly mesh surrealism and Mario.

Racoonda / Golconda

RacoondaGolconda
 

Super Brothers / High Society

Super BrothersHigh Society

 

Piranha Plant’s Folly / Almayer’s Folly

Piranha Plants FollyAlmayers Folly

 

Lakitu Ideas / Clear Ideas

Lakitu IdeasClear Ideas

 

Bullet Bill Transfixed / Time Transfixed

Bullet Bill TransfixedTime Transfixed

The project is currently on hiatus, but the complete collection (5 pages worth) of “Super-Magrittes” is located at supermagritte.tumblr.com. If you like what you see, support Breshvic and purchase some of his “Super-Magritte” art here.

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